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Posted By: John S

I'm 34 and have been collecting football and baseball cards since I was five (the first cards that I saved were the panels on the back of the Hostess boxes). I have been collecting vintage items since the early 80's. My primary areas of interest and collecting inspirations are Pirates, Tigers, and anyone I read about in the baseball biographies. I spend equal time/resources collecting vintage football.

I am married and have a daughter (3yrs) and a son (6 mos). My wife is very tolerant of my collecting and actually expresses minor interest from time to time.

I attended John Carroll in Cleveland and earned my BS in Science/Environmental Policy. I continued my education at JCU and earned a MS in Ecology with a focus on Herpetology and Ornithology. I moved to Boston to work on my PhD at Northeastern University. After two years I realized that I enjoyed teaching more than stomping through swamps chasing turtles. I dropped out of the PhD program and moved to Charleston SC and began teaching Biology and Chemistry and coaching football. While in Boston I met my wife (who also happened to be an Ohioan) who is a Marine Biologist. We made the move to Charleston together. After two years in Charleston we moved back to Ohio to be closer to family (I will retire in Charleston someday!). I currently teach high school Biology and Chemistry.

I definitely am a flavor of the month collector. Currently I have been focusing on N302's, N28's, E254's and unique vintage football items like press photos and broadsides. Check in next week as the list will change. I blame the board for my capricious behavior as every new thread seems to inspire or rekindle interests. A great place!